Watch this water safety bedtime story! Australian Olympic swimmer and author, Elli Overton, reads her book “Jay’s Swimming Journey”. The story is about a little boy who is new to a summer-league swim team. Jay learns how to listen to his coach, do a good job at swim practice, and become a good swimmer.

• 0:00 – 2:59 – Alissa Magrum of Colin’s Hope introduces Elli Overton and her book
• 3:00 – 4:20 – Elli explains how parents can use the book and what it is about
• 4:21 – 13:15 – Elli reads the book and explains what your child can learn from each page about how to become a good competitive swimmer
• 13:16 – 18:15 – Alissa mentions the Layers of Protection and water safety principles that apply to ALL swimmers.

You can find Elli’s book on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Jays-Swimming-Journey-attention-important/dp/1484131959

Have you tested your water safety smarts with the Colin’s Hope Water Safety Quiz yet? If not, head over to http://www.colinshope.org/quiz to do it now!